About this species
Alcithoe lutea is a species of large deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 373–691 m · Deepest record: 698 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–18 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Cymbiola lutea, Voluta lutea, Waihaoia (Palomelon) lutea, Waihaoia lutea
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Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 61 open-data records from 1966 to 2013.
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